The Art of War is a treatise by the Italian Renaissance political philosopher and historian Niccolò Machiavelli. The format of The Art of War is a socratic dialogue. The purpose, declared by Lord Fabrizio Colonna (perhaps Machiavelli's persona) at the outset, "To honor and reward virtù, not to have contempt for poverty, to esteem the modes and orders of military discipline, to constrain citizens to love one another, to live without factions, to esteem less the private than the public good." To these ends, Machiavelli notes in his preface, the military is like the roof of a palazzo protecting the contents. Written between 1519 and 1520 and published the following year, it was Machiavelli's only historical or political work printed during his lifetime, though he was appointed official historian of Florence in 1520 and entrusted with minor civil duties.

Product Description: "Clizia" from Niccolò Machiavelli. Storico, scrittore, drammaturgo, politico e filosofo italiano (1469-1527).

Product Description: Collected here in this 4-in-1 omnibus are the most important books ever written on the art of war. The Art of War By Sun Tzu translated and commented on by Lionel Giles, On War by Carl von Clausewitz, The Art of War by Niccolò Machiavelli, and The Art of War by Baron De Jomini...read more

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Product Description: "Discorsi sopra la prima Deca di Tito Livio" from Niccolò Machiavelli. Storico, scrittore, drammaturgo, politico e filosofo italiano (1469-1527).

Product Description: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian political philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright. He is a figure of the Italian Renaissance and a central figure of its political component, most widely known for his treatises on realist political theory (The Prince) on the one hand and republicanism (Discourses on Livy) on the other...read more

Product Description: “The Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius” is one of the masterpieces by Machiavelli. This work narrates the writer’s comments as to how a democratic government should be established. Through the comparison of Venice and Rome a detailed analysis of different kinds of governments is given...read more

Product Description: 'The Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius'' is one of the masterpieces by Machiavelli. This work narrates the writer's comments as to how a democratic government should be established. Through the comparison of Venice and Rome a detailed analysis of different kinds of governments is given...read more

Product Description: Los Escritos politicos breves son el fruto de los conocimientos practicos que Maquiavelo adquirio mientras prestaba sus servicios como Secretario de la Segunda Cancilleria En los Escritos politicos breves se capta ya la finura, genio y calidad de la preclara inteligencia renacentista de un florentino universal convertido en mito para la posteridad...read more

Product Description: Niccolò Machiavelli: Der Fürst Edition Holzinger. Taschenbuch Berliner Ausgabe, 2016, 4. Auflage Vollständiger, durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biographie des Autors bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Michael Holzinger Entstanden 1513 unter dem Titel »De Principatibus«...read more